Tarnów
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[Tarnów] is a city in south-eastern Poland with 121,500 inhabitants (1995).
Situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodship (since 1999), previously capital of Tarnów Voivodship (1975–1998).
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Education
- Małopolska Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomiczna
- Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu
- Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa
Sports
- Unia Tarnów - speedway team, championsip of Poland in 2004 , 2005. Sponsored by Mościce Nitrate Factory. Also called Jaskółki (Swallows)
- ZKS Unia Tarnów - Zakładowy Klub Sportowy Unia Tarnów (Workplace Sports Club United Tarnow) - Soccer team, currently in the IV League in Polska Liga in 2005/2006 season.
- Tarnovia Tarnów - Soccer team, also in IV League in Polska Liga in 2005/2006 season.
- Unia Wisła Paged Tarnów - men's basketball team, 6th in Era Basket Liga in 2003/2004 season.
Politics
Tarnów constituency
Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from Tarnów constituency:
- Marian Curyło, Samoobrona
- Mariusz Grabowski, LPR
- Aleksander Grad, PO
- Krzysztof Janik, SLD-UP
- Jan Kubik, PSL
- Barbara Marianowska, PiS
- Andrzej Skrzyński, SLD-UP
- Wiesław Woda, PSL
Municipal politics
to be written yet
Famous people born in Tarnów
- Józef Bem
- Józef Cyrankiewicz
- Jacek Dukaj
- Krystyna Kuperberg
- Eustachy Stanislaw Sanguszko
- Jan z Tarnowa (c.1349-1409)
- Jan z Tarnowa (1367-1433)
- Rafal z Tarnowa
- Jan Tarnowski
- Michał Heller
- Roman Brandstaetter
- Leon Kellner
- Ignace J. Gelb (1907-1985)
See also
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